John Connelly was an international footballer who represented England 20 times scoring 7 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 17th October 1959 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Uruguay on 11th July 1966 aged 27. Connelly, born on 18th July 1938, in St Helens, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 783 and played as a Outside Right, Outside Left and Left Forward for his country.

John Connelly - 20 caps (7 goals)

Full Name: John Michael Connelly
Born: 18th July 1938, St Helens, Lancashire
Died: 25th October 2012, Barrowford, Lancashire aged 74
England Career: 1959 - 1966
Positions whilst with England: Outside Right, Outside Left and Left Forward
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Burnley (10) & Manchester United (10)
FA Legacy Number: 783

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Wales (HC) on 17th October 1959 aged 21 years, 2 months, 30 days
Last Cap: v Uruguay (WCF) on 11th July 1966 aged 27 years, 11 month, 24 days
First Goal: v Sweden (FR) on 28th October 1959 aged 21 years, 3 months, 10 days
Career Length: 6 years, 266 days
Starts: 20
Substitute: 0
Withdrawn: 0
Full Games: 20

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt

British Home ChampionshipHC
8
1
0
0
0

FriendlyFR
9
5
0
0
0

World Cup QualifierWCQ
1
1
0
0
0

European Championship QualifierECQ
1
0
0
0
0

World Cup FinalsWCF
1
0
0
0
0

Competitive
11
2
0
0
0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt

Away
10
2
0
0
0

Home
10
5
0
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt

Drawn
6
0
0
0
0

Lost
3
2
0
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt

Outside Right
10
4
0
0
0

Outside Left
9
3
0
0
0

Left Forward
1
0
0
0
0

Total
20
7
0
0
0

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt

England Alf Ramsey
11
3
0
0
0

England Walter Winterbottom
9
4
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Bobby Charlton
14 Matches

Ray Wilson
13 Matches

Jimmy Greaves
12 Matches

Bobby Moore
12 Matches

Ron Flowers
11 Matches

Ron Springett
11 Matches

George Cohen
10 Matches

Nobby Stiles
10 Matches

Jack Charlton
9 Matches

Jimmy Armfield
7 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
48 sources from 20 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

URU, 0 - 0, 11th Jul 1966 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 20.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 24 days.
DEN, 2 - 0, 3rd Jul 1966 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 19.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 16 days.
NOR, 6 - 1, 29th Jun 1966 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 18.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 11 day.
SCO, 4 - 3, 2nd Apr 1966 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 17.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 15 days.
NIR, 2 - 1, 10th Nov 1965 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 16.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 23 days.
AUT, 2 - 3, 20th Oct 1965 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 15.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 2 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 2nd Oct 1965 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 14.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 15 days.
SWE, 2 - 1, 16th May 1965 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 13.
Age: 26 years, 9 months, 29 days.
YUG, 1 - 1, 9th May 1965 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 12.
Age: 26 years, 9 months, 22 days.
HUN, 1 - 0, 5th May 1965 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 11.
Age: 26 years, 9 months, 18 days.
FRA, 2 - 5, 27th Feb 1963 (ECQ) Burnley, Cap: 10.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 9 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 21st Nov 1962 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 9.
Age: 24 years, 4 months, 3 days.
SUI, 3 - 1, 9th May 1962 (FR) Burnley, Cap: 8.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 22 days.
AUT, 3 - 1, 4th Apr 1962 (FR) Burnley, Cap: 7.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 17 days.
POR, 2 - 0, 25th Oct 1961 (WCQ) Burnley, Cap: 6.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 7 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 14th Oct 1961 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 27 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 19th Apr 1960 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 4.
Age: 21 years, 9 months, 1 day.
NIR, 2 - 1, 18th Nov 1959 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 3.
Age: 21 years, 4 months, 0 days.
SWE, 2 - 3, 28th Oct 1959 (FR) Burnley, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 3 months, 10 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 17th Oct 1959 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 2 months, 30 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.